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It is intersting to note that Shell and TLG have had a promotional "relationship" since 1966, when Shell superceded Esso as the "gas station of choice" for Lego Town system. That year set #325 (one of my all time favorite sets!) Shell Station came (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How to tell Cellulose Acetate from ABS
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Hey John! Those 4x8 curved plates came in a left curve and a right curve piece. They came in Service Packs #227. In Europe both the left and right curved piece came in one set (2 of each with an extra 2x8 white plate). In the USA/Canada Samsonite (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New Super Car (8448)
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(...) I'm not sure what you mean by the above. I thought I was posting to a UK based news group and certainly didn't go into much detail about the set. What do you mean by .general? Stephen. (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: LDlite 1.6 problems
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Because I'm evaluating where to invest my available time. As an investment in open source, LDLite has paid off OK. It's generated some "interest": others have contributed to the code, we've seen remarkable speed increases, and a few other programs (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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OK it looks like Mark let the other shoe drop...... Yeah I knew about both New Zealand and Australia, but I saw no good in telling everyone. I kept the rage bottled up inside. Hey Mark, tell them the story about the bulldozer and the old Lego parts. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Heck, I've got a cousin with a semi....I'll pick you guys up as I drive out from California, right? Enough technic beams, chains and tracks to build a BIG roller coaster And train stuff too..... Paul Sinasohn (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Znap witterings
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I succumbed to the joy of Znap today and bought my first set for the bargain price of UKP 7.50; that's either -UKP 8 for a motor or a lot for some black plastic. (It was 3552, the black and green helicopter, if anyone's interested). I found it (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: LDlite 1.6 problems - off-topic question
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Tim Courtney skrev i meddelandet <4.2.0.58.1999080510...mm.com>... Stupid off-topic question: How come your answers to messages often are threaded 'one level up' in my newsreader (MSOE 4.72.3110.5)? Not as an answer to the message which you are (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) There don't happen to be any columnists in the Enfield/Billund areas, are there? Heh heh.. That sound like a great idea.. BTW: I CAN NOT wait to see your city when it's done, Sanjay. I have been trying to imagine one of the scale you (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) the (...) complaining (...) Group (...) Remember all visual media wants *pictures* of *awesome* creations which is something that Gary and the GMLTC can give them (per region capita, it seems that the midwest has the most bricks). Maybe Gary, (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) Duuude! You are a columnist! Cool.... that's just what we need to get their attention. Go for it! And don't forget to post the article here :) -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 Rubber chickens are the best applied use of polystyrene to (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | LDraw part Q: Stena Ferry special parts ?
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Has anyone made the Stena Ferry special parts? (URL) are: 3684 (Slope brick 75 2x2x3) with 16 (4x4) black squares painted 3008 (Brick 1x8) with 16 black squares painted 3479 (Tail 4x2x2) with Stena logo painted ???? (Mast) well, it's a mast... I (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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I'll take my seats out of the Suburban and come along, if you need some help! :) Scott "Wishes he could fill his Suburban with a bulk order" Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Some window questions
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(...) Theres also 1 brown frame in 6761 Bandits' Secret Hideout (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Amen, Gary! I was typing almost the same thing, but somehow, you make it sound more profound! Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LDlite 1.6 problems
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(...) LOL! (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Canadian Jambalaya question
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I say 3.. and even if people sign up while you've got the box if they will fit into the stream of it from one end to the other add them in... I think it's best we get it to as many people as we can in order to keep it alive, I don't want someone to (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Various parts - Jakey (UK) - List 1- 8/99
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If anyone is interested I have attached a short list here today, I am currently compiling a much longer one and will post in due course. Note: The number shown after the brackets is the quantity available N - part is new and unused (i.e. from a (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: The History of LEGO Plates - Part 1.
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Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message news:37A9A4D6.6336A9...ich.edu... (...) years (...) left over (...) is (...) generalization like (...) what (...) I can't say for certain, but I'd swear that the few (very chewed and manbled) 1x2 (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Your favorite loc-group messages?
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(...) There isn't any specific messages, but lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral has been very instrumental in starting to build a local Lego community here. (...) A minor quible with this one, the message is about a store in Charlotte which is about a 3 hr drive (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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